#perform

An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises. ↗

— Mae West

#performance #pounds #promises #worth

I always vaguely knew I wanted to perform, but I haven't got the greatest singing voice and my dancing isn't up to scratch. Acting was really the only alternative. My parents have been really supportive throughout. ↗

— Ruth Wilson

#alternative #always #been #dancing #got

In the practical world of computing, it is rather uncommon that a program, once it performs correctly and satisfactorily, remains unchanged forever. ↗

— Niklaus Wirth

#computing #correctly #forever #once #performs

Stars wide of belt often cultivated a gentlemanly grandeur, a groomed refinement that filtered through their fingertips - the dainty fidgets of Hardy's plump digits, Orson Welles performing magic tricks with nimble dexterity, Jackie Gleason lofting a teacup to his lips as if he were Lady Bracknell - or through a fine set of twinkle-toes. ↗

— James Wolcott

#cultivated #dainty #filtered #fine #fingertips

I mean yes to act out something or take chances in the performance is one thing. But in terms of a camera, whatever's captured is captured so that's a little more daunting. ↗

— Lily Tomlin

#camera #captured #chances #daunting #i

I just wanted to perform, to sing, dance and act. ↗

— Jennifer Ellison

#dance #i #just #perform #sing

An 'OMG' of mine would probably be speaking on stage and performing in front of thousands of people! ↗

— Ashley Tisdale

#mine #people #performing #probably #speaking

You know. I'll try anything. I'll do anything. I'll explore. Try different takes. All that kind of stuff to do sometimes, to do good performances, but always conducive to having a good time creatively. ↗

— Colin Farrell

#anything #conducive #creatively #different #different takes

My primary instinct as an actor is not the big transformation. It's thrilling if a performer can do that well, but that's not me. Often with actors, it's a case of witnessing a big party piece but wondering afterwards, where's the substance? ↗

— Colin Firth

#afterwards #big #case #instinct #me

We love not just Judas Priest music, but we love heavy metal and we love to get out on that stage every night and perform. It's a joy to be able to do it. ↗

— Glenn Tipton

#every #every night #get #heavy #heavy metal